This paper reports the results of the CASS survey of households for 2002 and compares them with the results of the earlier CASS surveys of 1995 and 1988. The CASS surveys still remain the only source of householdlevel data on income and other individual and household characteristics in China. They also provide the only comprehensive data base for the application of an income definition that hel...

Birds, Beasts and Bedlam: Turning My Farm into an Ark for Lost Species by Derek Gow (2022) 208 pp., Chelsea Green Publishing UK, London, UK. ISBN 978-1-64502-133-9 (hbk), GBP 20.00. - Volume 57 Issue 1

Inhibitory effect of ark shell (Scapharca subcrenata (Lischke, 1869)) proteolytic hydrolysates (ASHs) on oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL)-induced macrophage foam cell formation was investigated. Two types ASHs were prepared by Alcalase® and pepsin, ASAH (ark shell-Alcalase® hydrolysates), ASPH shell-pepsin hydrolysate). Oil Red O staining results showed that suppressed lipid accumulatio...

the tenth and eleventh centuries , for persian poets , were the stormy days in iran. safavids dynasty , during thes centures , wich had the powerof iran , didn’t support wery much , for some reasons , the forms of ghazel and encomiastic verse. accordingly , the iranian lyrical &encomiastic; poets immigrated to indis and there they asked for the support of gurkanian court. in this article , the ...

Many people respond "two" to the question "How many animals of each kind did Moses take on the ark?", even though they know the reference should be to Noah. The Moses Illusion demonstrates a failure to apply stored knowledge (Erickson & Mattson, 1981). Of interest was whether older adults' robust knowledge bases would protect them from vulnerability to this illusion. Of secondary interest were ...

Tumor specific CTLs are susceptible to tumor-mediated activated induced cell death (AICD) after target engagement. The presence of dendritic cells (DCs) at the site of tumors correlates with an improved prognosis in patients with a variety of histological tumor types. We examined whether DCs can modify the survival of tumor specific CTLs during encounter with tumor targets. HLA-A2+ gp100-specif...